There is increasing evidence for the existence of a condition consisting of a cluster of
metabolic disorders which include insulin resistance, alterations in glucose and lipid …

The metabolic syndrome is a condition characterized by a special constellation of reversible
major risk factors for cardiovascular disease and type 2 diabetes. The main, diagnostic …

Epidemiological investigations show that there is a close correlation between overweight,
disturbances in carbohydrate, fat and purine metabolism and blood pressure regulation …

Metabolic syndrome is defined as a group of coexisting metabolic risk factors, such as
central obesity, lipid disorders, carbohydrate disorders, and arterial hypertension. According …

Although abdominal obesity or visceral obesity is considered to be one of the components of
metabolic syndrome and to have an important role in a cluster of cardiovascular risks, there …

A large body of experimental and epidemiological evidence has established an association
between visceral obesity and the metabolic syndrome, which retains its power throughout …

There is currently substantial confusion between the conceptual definition of the metabolic
syndrome and the clinical screening parameters and cut-off values proposed by various …

The metabolic syndrome is comprised of a clustering of metabolic risk factors in one
individual. The syndrome has been identified as a multidimensional risk factor for …

Background This is an overview of the mechanisms of obesity and its relation to
cardiovascular risks, describing the available treatment options to manage this condition …

Despite the fact that controversy remains around the underlying pathophysiological
processes leading to the development of the metabolic syndrome (insulin resistance and/or …